Random Act of Kindness I Received

I have been paying a lot of attention to the kindness I exhibit since joining the UBBT, however this blog is about receiving an act of kindness over the weekend.

My daughter and I were at the airport picking my wife up after a week long yoga retreat in Mexico.  As we greeted her and were about to leave the airport I noticed that my wallet was missing.  I suspected that it fell out of my pocket where we were sitting.  We rushed back to that spot and noticed that is was not there.  We retraced all steps from when we had arrived at the airport and could not find it.  We checked at the information booth and with some employees to see if it had been recovered.  My mind started to think of the ramifications if it had been stolen.  We left the airport and I noted an inventory of everything that was inside of my wallet including cash, identification, bank cards, credit cards, and other pertinent information.  I started to think of credit card fraud, identity theft, and the process of canceling and replacing everything that was inside.  As I was driving home my wife started the process and canceled two of the four credit cards.  She then suggested that she should check our home phone messages to see if anyone had found it and called our home.  She made the call and started smiling.  A gentlemen had found my wallet and looked up our telephone number and called our home as soon as he could, so we would know it had been safely found.  He left his cell number and wanted us to call him anytime to arrange for pickup.  He also wanted us to know it was found before we started canceling our cards.  The next day I met the gentlemen and picked up my wallet.  He was a very friendly and helpful man.  I thanked him with a gift card and we both parted very happy.

I don't know why when this happened that I immediately thought of the worst possible scenario vs the most optimistic scenario, but I am thankful for this gentlement who was truly helpful, sincere, and caring.  What a great day!!

Allan Gamble
Student Member
Silent River Kung Fu, Stony Plain, Alberta